{"data":{"id":"us-ny/n.y.-vehicle-traffic-law-1146-a","jurisdiction":"us-ny","citation":"N.Y. Vehicle \u0026 Traffic Law § 1146-a","heading":"Approaching horses","body":"§ 1146-a. Approaching horses. 1. Notwithstanding the provisions of any\nother law to the contrary, every driver of a vehicle shall exercise due\ncare to avoid colliding with any horse being ridden or led along a\npublic highway.\n  2. Every driver of a vehicle shall approach a horse being ridden or\nled along a public highway at a reasonable and prudent speed so as to\navoid frightening such horse and shall pass the horse at a reasonable\ndistance.\n  3. No driver of a vehicle shall sound the horn when approaching or\npassing a horse on a public highway.","path":["Vehicle \u0026 Traffic Law","Title 7. Rules of the Road","Article 26. Right of Way"],"source_url":"https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/laws/VAT/1146-A","current_through":"2026-09-11","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:32:45Z","sha256":"eb34eae4c631d3819b886ef573ff026632903380ed2a2208667a58afc5c15307","source_id":"us-ny","stale":false,"prev":"us-ny/n.y.-vehicle-traffic-law-1146","next":"us-ny/n.y.-vehicle-traffic-law-1150"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}